Business Desk :
Nineteen businesses have been honoured with the “President’s Award for Industrial Development 2019” in six categories on Thursday.
At the programme, President Abdul Hamid urged the business leaders to diversity and raise quality of products to face the challenges of the fourth industrial revolution.
The president in his recorded video speech also said the application of new technologies is increasing worldwide and the industrial products produced in the country are facing fierce competition in international trade.
The industries ministry gave the award at a programme at Osmani Memorial Auditorium in Dhaka to the businesses in recognition of their contribution to the private sector, employment generation and economy of the country.
Of the 19 companies, the first price recipients are: BRB Cable Industries and British American Tobacco Bangladesh jointly (large industry); Bengal Polymer Wares (medium industry); Prome Agro Food (small industry); and Masco Dairy Enterprise (micro-industry).
Other first placeholders are: CORR-The Loot Works (cottage industry) and Walton Hi-Tech Industries (hi-tech industry).
The president congratulated the award recipients and urged them to be careful about the environment in addition to industrialisation.
